Most commonly seen birds in Nevada
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Nevada using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Nov. 8 to Nov. 21. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 30 count sites in Nevada. States with less than 10 count sites were not included in rankings for each bird.
Project FeederWatch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after 10 years to scale the project across the U.S. and Canada and now has over 20,000 participants.
The data Project FeederWatch collects is used by scientists to understand trends in bird populations. If you would like to participate as a FeederWatcher you can learn more about the project here.
Read on to see which birds are most commonly seen in your state.
#1. Lesser Goldfinch
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 70%
- Average group size: 6.94
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 70%
--- #2. California: 53%
--- #3. Oregon: 47%
--- #4. New Mexico: 46%
--- #5. Utah: 43%
#2. House Finch
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 67%
- Average group size: 3.76
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 87%
--- #2. Arizona: 85%
--- #3. Colorado: 84%
--- #4. West Virginia: 83%
--- #5. Indiana: 81%
#3. White-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 57%
- Average group size: 4.7
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 58%
--- #2. Nevada: 57%
--- #3. Arizona: 43%
--- #4. New Mexico: 42%
--- #5. Washington: 18%
#4. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 53%
- Average group size: 5.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 81%
--- #2. Connecticut: 80%
--- #3. Massachusetts: 79%
--- #4. New Jersey: 78%
--- #5. New York: 75%
#5. Dark-eyed Junco
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 50%
- Average group size: 2.64
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 93%
--- #1. Oregon: 93%
--- #3. Connecticut: 86%
--- #4. New Jersey: 85%
--- #5. New York: 84%
#6. House Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 47%
- Average group size: 6.29
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Illinois: 85%
--- #2. Iowa: 84%
--- #3. Nebraska: 81%
--- #4. Ohio: 75%
--- #5. Indiana: 74%
#7. American Robin
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 43%
- Average group size: 3.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 46%
--- #2. Nevada: 43%
--- #3. Missouri: 41%
--- #3. Colorado: 41%
--- #5. Kansas: 40%
#8. California Quail
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 40%
- Average group size: 10.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 40%
--- #2. Utah: 16%
--- #3. Idaho: 12%
--- #4. California: 10%
--- #5. Washington: 5%
#9. California Scrub-Jay
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 37%
- Average group size: 2.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 54%
--- #2. California: 45%
--- #3. Nevada: 37%
--- #4. Washington: 14%
#10. Northern Flicker
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 37%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 64%
--- #2. Washington: 57%
--- #3. Montana: 54%
--- #4. Oregon: 47%
--- #5. Oklahoma: 42%
#11. American Goldfinch
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 33%
- Average group size: 3.89
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wisconsin: 73%
--- #1. Michigan: 73%
--- #3. West Virginia: 72%
--- #4. Minnesota: 66%
--- #4. Maine: 66%
#12. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 33%
- Average group size: 3.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wyoming: 71%
--- #2. Utah: 62%
--- #3. South Dakota: 52%
--- #4. Montana: 46%
--- #5. Colorado: 41%
#13. Cooper's Hawk
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 30%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 30%
--- #2. Arizona: 22%
--- #3. Utah: 16%
--- #4. Illinois: 15%
--- #5. Iowa: 13%
#14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 27%
- Average group size: 1.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 41%
--- #2. California: 36%
--- #3. South Carolina: 31%
--- #4. Mississippi: 27%
--- #4. Nevada: 27%
#15. Mountain Chickadee
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 23%
- Average group size: 1.7
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 45%
--- #2. Colorado: 27%
--- #3. Nevada: 23%
--- #4. Montana: 22%
--- #5. Wyoming: 19%
#16. Anna's Hummingbird
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 23%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 72%
--- #2. Washington: 70%
--- #3. California: 69%
--- #4. Arizona: 48%
--- #5. Nevada: 23%
#17. Rock Pigeon
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 20%
- Average group size: 6.15
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 20%
--- #2. Wyoming: 19%
--- #3. Arizona: 18%
--- #4. New Mexico: 11%
--- #5. Montana: 10%
#18. Northern Mockingbird
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 20%
- Average group size: 1.32
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 55%
--- #2. Florida: 41%
--- #3. Texas: 38%
--- #4. Alabama: 36%
--- #5. South Carolina: 34%
#19. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 20%
- Average group size: 1.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 25%
--- #2. South Carolina: 21%
--- #3. California: 20%
--- #3. Nevada: 20%
--- #5. North Carolina: 15%
#20. Spotted Towhee
- Sites visited Nov. 8 to Nov. 21: 20%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 64%
--- #2. Oregon: 55%
--- #2. New Mexico: 55%
--- #4. Colorado: 28%
--- #5. California: 25%
